And spreading across multiple exchanges would mean I get eaten up by fees.I've addressed your second paragraph in prior posts but tldr is that I am executing a particular hedging strategy and want to maximize my return based on that strategy. 

If you're considering starting with a duplex using a VA loan, that's a great strategy, especially for house hacking.

The ability to get funding in just a few days can make a world of difference, allowing investors to act quickly and lock in the best opportunities.I’m curious, in your experience, what strategies have you found most effective for building strong relationships with reliable direct lenders?

I'm looking at investing in several out-of-state markets (potential BRRRR strategy in mind), I have a list of qualifiers that I'm sussing out to determine viable markets but would love to know: what data helps in determining a good market to invest?

Welcome and happy to share some strategies in Greater Boston area that might work for you and your partner.

Instead of buying four $150k houses per year, try to get one $400-600k property (SFH or small multifamily) and get creative with higher effort strategies to cash flow in year 1 and 2. 

What other investment strategies are you looking into? 

This strategy could work.

. -- lots of factors to consider (including your personal strategy), but here are a few high level metrics to compare the most populous zip codes in HuntsvilleWelcome to drop me a message if you are interested in checking out the full report 

Over the past 6 months I've had one of my staff members a has done a fantastic job of building out a website and we have detailed every single property with  professional pictures and all our financials.